Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-08
MINNES0 6 A NEWS.
The Grassl hopper, Around Perha.,,

garding the grasshoppers in this section
Last fall, just after harvest, quite mum.
her OF the little pests were noticed in the
wheat stubbie. Nothing much was thought
OF this and the matter vas soon forgotten
AS soon MS warm weather came this spring,
however, people found that the hoppers Of
the fall before had laid their eggs and
thousands OF these small insects were
Matching out every day. They commenced
BY eating down the grain on three or four
farms on the eastern border OF the
little prairie of which Perham is the cen ter
and as soon as they were able to f]y, scat.
tered over all the prairie, which is four
miles in circumference, where they have
been at work eversince. Whenever there is
q favorable wind large numbers OF them
leave. Their Expectations have not cx'
tended into the timbered districts yet. but
are confined to the prairie section before
mentioned. The damage done will not ex.
coed thousand acres. The merchants
here feel no apprehension.
Pensions issued to citizens of Minnesota
Nancy, mother J. S, Hieley, Morristown.
Original: A. Killer, Farming; w. w. Swath'
wood, St. Cloud; J. Abbott, St. Paul: NJ.
ton, Minneapolis; ". O'Brien, Corcoran;
E. Rathbun, Wykofi; W. H. Bcardsley,
Cltheral.
A party of surveyors have completed
the work OF laying out the village OF Grand
Marais, Cook county, for Milwaukee cor.
poration, styled Grand Marais Real Els
tate and Improvement company. The
new village is near the present town OF
Grand Marais.
Bishop Gilbert and other distinguished
members OF the Episcopal clergy consecra-
ted st. Luke's church at Hastings.
AT Albert Lea, Doctors Ohage OF St. Paul
and Wedge, Wilcox and Blackmer OF Al
bert Lea performed the very rare operation
OF M owing gall bladder, which contained
sixteen stones, from Mrs. I. c. Lewis, aged
thirty-f years.
Patents issued to citizens OF MINES ia
F. w. Barrel, Minneapolis, thill coup
ling; j. Bette, Jordan, animal catcher: F..
Findesen, Fergus Falls, barrow; G. F. Hell
i~ell, Minneapolis, machine for fastening
sacks; J. Rigley, Minneapolis, gas expand
ed and shade holder.
. The Minnesota & Northwestern road has
three surveying parties in the field between
Duluth and st. Paul locating lines. The
work on the surveys is expected be com.
p!eted early in the fall, and the route OF
the road selected at once.
Frank Stafford OF May vile, while intoxi.
Gated, sat down on the track of the Mani
toba, short distance this side OF Osakis,
and was killed.
The railroad commissioners listened to
a series OF complaints against the Milwau-
kee road and received from that company
a demurrer to the charges OF unequal and
unjust rates brought against it by the
board OF trade unions OF Owatonna, Fari-
bault, Dundas. Mortified and Farming
ton. For these towns J. NJ. Buringame OF
Owatonna, O. F. Perkins ofNorthteld and
A. D. Keves OF Faribault appeared.
Fire in Mccarthy d Donnelly's undertake
tng store at St. Paul caused loss OF
$1,000.
Ason Of j. Quamme, living near Can
Aon Falls, was kicked by a horse recently
from the effects of which he died.
Many farmers in Winona county are cut
ting their wheat green for hay to save
it from the ravages Of the chinch bug
This pest never was so bold as it is this
year. Having about ruined the small
grains in some localities, they are attack.
ing the corn1ields
Jacob Kirwel, OF Fergus Falls, was fined
and sentenced to ten days imprisonment
for selling a keg OF beer on Sunday.
Hon. VIM. Window has been elected
president OF the Lake Superior Cons olidat-
ed Iron Company.
The Salvation army has taken posses
sion OF the Camp Meeting grounds at Red
Rock, near St. Paul, and makes a good
deal OF music OF various kinds.
The Minnesota State Editorial associa-
ton will meet in twentieth annual session
at Anoka July 13.
The annual business meeting OF the Min
nesota Odd Fellows Mutual business So
ciety was held at St. Paul. The officers
elected for the following year were: Presi.
dent, Joseph Burgfeld, st. Paul; vice presi-
dent, DR.. j. c. Cockburne, Minnea polls;
Charles Grjsw old. secretary; r, A. Smith,
treasurer; DR.. Richie, medical director,
and 7. Y. D. Heard, attorney. The ofice
Of general agent, formerly filed by Walter
G. Dye OF Winona was abandoned. The
following directors were elected for one
year: August Ende, Joseph Bergfeld,
David Ra1naley, Sherwood Hough, all OF
St. Paul. For two years: H. j. Strouse,
Charles Griswold, st. Paul. For three
years. T. B. Jackson, j. c. Cockburne,
Minneapolis; G. D. Strong, Robert A.
Smith, st. Paul.
Rev. Morris Hobart who died in Man.
kato, was buried in the Cannon Falls ceme-
terry, under the auspices OF the masonic
fraternity.
Maj. Newson, chairman OF the committee
on Minnesota newspaper statistics, OF the
Minnesota Editors and Publishers associ.
alton, has issued what he terms his last
call.' For some time he has been trying
to induce the editors OF the state to give
some facts OF Il personal nature in order
that they may be preserved in history. OF
325 editors twice notified only 50 have re-
sponded.
Peter Schroeder Of Perham was brought
before United States Commissioner Tiljot-
son. at Moorehead charged with selling
beer at wholesale without a government
license He was held in $3.50 to appear
at the October term Of the United States
district court at St. Paul. He is wealthy
brewer.
Rev. Benjamin Welles, who had been th q
pastor OF Presbyterian congregations at
harrington and White Bear Lake, and for
four years superintendent OF schools OF
Ramsey county, died in Redwood Falls in
the SEVENTEEN year OF his age.
At Duluth, NJ. Mclean, bookkeeper for
Beriah Magofin & Co., real estate agents,
disappeared few days ago. 1t is stated
that he presented a check for $3.50 on the
Duluth National bank. purporting to be
signed by the firm and payable to himself
on which he received the m oney and which
the firm claims is a forgery.
At Anoka, a military company has been
organized from the ranks OF the Sons of
Veterans. C. H. Tasker was elected cap
tain, NJ. Fl. Kline first lieutenant and l..
J. Greenwald second lieutenant.
+ 4 large audience saw ohm P. Glow easily
do Tom Hinch at Theatre Comique, Mime
apolis.
Eliza beth Maisch OF Moorhead aged six
ty-tive years, was adjudged insane and
taken to the insane asylum at St. Peter.
i Austin is to be bonded for water works.
The appropriation was carried by q vote
of 127 to SO. The plan is for a system Of
wells for drinking purposes and the river
connection with fires. The estimated
cost is from $25, 600 to $40, 900.
Anoka makes a generous offer for the
Soldiers Home. Zssts
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